A Billion... And One

I could write a billion words
Would any of them reach the heart
An open letter of my complex combinations
Validation of both wound while affirming desire

Wrote a billion characters
If only I wrote just one more
But something went terrible wrong
I couldn't make payment for the ransom

A piano plays in the background
My only confidence is my drive to care
Amidst my demons of a hollow reputation
Validating my loneliness and failed messages

Wrote a billion words
I wrote until my lungs collapsed
The loneliness I chose after it ended
Solitude on the field of war correspondence
Paying back my crimes with truth for ransom